In a fuel tank for a vehicle in which a lower opening part of a fuel supply guide tube is covered with a flame arrester, to enable a fuel to be extracted via a fuel supply port. In the fuel tank for a vehicle provided with a fuel supply port device, the fuel supply port device includes an insertion
In a fuel tank for a vehicle in which a lower opening part of a fuel supply guide tube is covered with a flame arrester, to enable a fuel to be extracted via a fuel supply port. In the fuel tank for a vehicle provided with a fuel supply port device, the fuel supply port device includes an insertion hole through which the inside of the fuel supply port device and the inside of a tank body communicate with each other and through which a tool for extracting the fuel is inserted, and an open-close lid for opening and closing the insertion hole.
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1. A fuel tank for a vehicle comprising: a tank body; anda fuel supply port device, comprising: a fuel supply port provided at an upper wall of the tank body;a flame arrester extending downwardly from the fuel supply port, so as to permit a fuel to flow into the tank body and for discharging air pre
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A fuel tank for a vehicle comprising: a tank body; anda fuel supply port device, comprising: a fuel supply port provided at an upper wall of the tank body;a flame arrester extending downwardly from the fuel supply port, so as to permit a fuel to flow into the tank body and for discharging air present in the tank body, the flame arrester having a sidewall and a bottom wall extending radially inwardly from an inner surface of the sidewall;an insertion hole formed in the bottom wall of the flame arrester through which an inside of the fuel supply port device and an inside of the tank body communicate with each other and through which a tool for extracting the fuel can be inserted;an open-close lid for opening and closing the insertion hole; anda gun stopper having a first end connected to a first portion of the sidewall of the flame arrester and a second end connected to a second portion of the sidewall of the flame arrester, the first portion of the sidewall facing the second portion of the sidewall,wherein a first opening is formed between a first side of the gun stopper and the sidewall of the flame arrester and a second opening is formed between a second side of the gun stopper and the sidewall of the flame arrester, andwherein the gun stopper extends continuously between the first end and the second end. 2. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the insertion hole and the open-close lid are provided below the gun stopper. 3. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein at least a part of the insertion hole is provided at a position to avoid the gun stopper, as viewed in the axial direction of the fuel supply port. 4. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the insertion hole is provided at a position to overlap with the fuel supply port, as viewed in the axial direction of the fuel supply port. 5. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the open-close lid is normally biased by an elastic member in a direction for closing the insertion hole. 6. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the insertion hole is a screw hole, and the open-close lid is a screw member to be screw-engaged with the insertion hole. 7. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the open-close lid is provided with a screw part, and the open-close lid is opened and closed by changing a screw engagement position of an adjusting screw member screw-engaged with the screw part. 8. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the flame arrester comprises: a peripheral wall part formed in a cylindrical shape so as to surround the gun stopper over the whole circumference of the gun stopper;a cap member for covering a lower opening of the peripheral wall part; andcommunication holes, which are smaller in diameter than the insertion hole and which permit the fuel to flow from the inside of the fuel supply port device into the inside of the tank body, are provided in the peripheral wall part and the cap member. 9. The fuel tank for a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the insertion hole is the lower opening of the peripheral wall part, and the open-close lid is at least a part of the cap member. 10. A fuel supply port device for a fuel tank for a vehicle, the fuel tank including a tank body, a tank cap, and a flame arrester, said fuel supply port device comprising: a sidewall;a bottom wall extending radially inwardly from an inner surface of the sidewall;a fuel supply port provided at an upper wall of the tank body and a top of the sidewall;a gun stopper having a first end connected to a first portion of the sidewall of the flame arrester and a second end connected to a second portion of the sidewall of the flame arrester, the first portion of the sidewall facing the second portion of the sidewall;a first opening formed between a first side of the gun stopper and the sidewall of the flame arrester and a second opening formed between a second side of the gun stopper and the sidewall of the flame arrester; andan insertion hole in the bottom wall through which an inside of the fuel supply port device and an inside of the tank body communicate with each other and through which a tool for extracting the fuel can be inserted,wherein a diameter of the insertion hole is less than half a diameter of the fuel supply port, andwherein the gun stopper extends continuously between the first end and the second end. 11. The fuel supply port device according to claim 10, wherein the insertion hole is provided below the gun stopper. 12. The fuel supply port device according to claim 11, wherein at least a part of the insertion hole is provided at a position to avoid the gun stopper, as viewed in the axial direction of the fuel supply port. 13. The fuel supply port device according to claim 10, wherein at least a part of the insertion hole is provided at a position to overlap with the fuel supply port, as viewed in the axial direction of the fuel supply port. 14. The fuel supply port device according to claim 10, further comprising an open-close lid for opening and closing the insertion hole. 15. The fuel supply port device according to claim 14, wherein the insertion hole is a screw hole, and the open-close lid is a screw member to be screw-engaged with the insertion hole. 16. A fuel tank for a vehicle comprising: a tank body;a fuel supply port provided at an upper wall of the tank body;a tank cap for closing an opening of the fuel supply port;a flame arrester extending downwardly from the fuel supply port, so as to permit a fuel to flow into the tank body and for discharging air present in the tank body, the flame arrester having a sidewall;an insertion hole formed in the bottom wall of the flame arrester through which an inside of the fuel supply port device and an inside of the tank body communicate with each other and through which a tool for extracting the fuel can be inserted; anda gun stopper above the bottom wall, the gun stopper having a first end connected to a first portion of the sidewall of the flame arrester and a second end connected to a second portion of the sidewall of the flame arrester, the first portion of the sidewall facing the second portion of the sidewall,wherein a first opening is formed between a first side of the gun stopper and the sidewall of the flame arrester and a second opening is formed between a second side of the gun stopper and the sidewall of the flame arrester, andwherein the gun stopper extends continuously between the first end and the second end. 17. The fuel supply port device according to claim 14, wherein the open-close lid is normally biased by an elastic member in a direction for closing the insertion hole.
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